The Federal Government has amended the charges for the third time against the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in the latest charge presented before Justice Hamza Muazu, accused Emefiele of grave offenses...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released Betta Edu, the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, on bail. She was questioned for hours regarding the alleged approval of transferring about N585 million from the ministry's funds to a civil...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of the former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, in Kuje prison. The decision was handed down by trial Justice Donatus Okorowo after Agunloye was docked before the court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), facing...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has unveiled a budget allocating over N1 billion for local travel in the year 2024. According to a report by Daily Trust, the detailed analysis of the budget exposes a multifaceted financial plan, raising questions about the prioritization and...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has summoned Betta Edu, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, to its headquarters in Abuja, following her immediate suspension from office announced by President Bola Tinubu.
The move comes as the EFCC seeks to...
Aliko Dangote, Chairman of the Dangote Group, has responded to the recent visit by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to the company's headquarters in Lagos. The EFCC officials sought details of foreign exchange allocations from the Central Bank of Nigeria spanning 2014 to the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) clarified reports suggesting that former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, had shunned their invitation for an interview.
According to EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale...
EFCC has exposed a staggering N37.17 billion fraud allegedly laundered in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs under the tenure of former minister Sadiya Umar-Farouk.
The ongoing investigation, detailed by Sunday PUNCH, discloses that the funds were transferred from the Federal Government to...
In an unexpected turn of events, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) found itself entangled in a web of misinformation over the weekend, erroneously posting on its official Instagram page that former Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke had admitted to stealing $9 billion...
In a significant development, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, wanted over alleged fraud.
Serving during former President Olusegun Obasanjo's administration between 1999 and 2003, Agunloye has come under scrutiny...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced its intention to file charges against Nigerian Air Force (NAF) personnel involved in a confrontation at the Kaduna command of the anti-graft agency.
The incident unfolded on Friday when EFCC operatives clashed with NAF personnel...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) operatives reportedly besieged the Kaduna State Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in protest against the arrest of individuals, including serving military personnel, for alleged involvement in internet fraud.
According to Channel...
Officials from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Department of State Services (DSS) orchestrated a surprise joint operation at the polling unit of Dino Melaye, the prominent governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State.
Dino Melaye...
In a recent development, the Abuja High Court in Maitama granted bail to Godwin Emefiele, the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Emefiele was presented before the court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Justice Olukayode Adeniyi made the ruling...
On suspicion of engaging in online fraud, eleven students from Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, Osun State, have been charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Command. According to the commission's announcement, the suspects are facing one to six counts...
A high court in Abuja has reaffirmed its order for the release of Godwin Emefiele, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This court decision, issued on November 6, came after Emefiele's legal team had...
Justice Adegbola Adeniyi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court has ordered the immediate and unconditional release of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele. This order came in response to Emefiele's Motion Ex-parte, seeking his release from the custody of the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has unconditionally released 58 students from Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) following a midnight raid on student hostels in Ile Ife, which occurred at around 2:00 am on November 1. The OAU Student Union Public Relations Officer, Omisore...
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has ordered the cessation of night-time sting operations in all of the commission's commands. This directive came in response to the recent arrest of 69 suspected internet fraudsters in Ile-Ife, Osun State, by...
Authorities at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, have responded to the arrest of some students by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on suspicion of their involvement in internet fraud. The EFCC confirmed the arrest of 69 individuals in Osun State, stating that they...
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